John Dingfelder
John Dingfelder was an at-large member of the Tampa City Council in Florida. He assumed office on May 1, 2019. He left office on March 14, 2022.
Dingfelder ran for election for an at-large seat of the Tampa City Council in Florida. He won in the general runoff election on April 23, 2019.
Dingfelder was a 2014 judicial candidate for the Thirteenth Circuit Court in Florida.[1]
Dingfelder resigned from the Tampa City Council on March 14, 2022, as part of a lawsuit settlement agreement.[2]
Biography
Education
Dingfelder earned both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from Florida State University.[3]
Career
Below is a brief list of Dingfelder's career:
- 2019-2022: Member, Tampa City Council
- 2003-2010: Member, Tampa City Council
- 1988-Present: Attorney
- Public School Teacher[3]
Awards and associations
- HARTline, transit system
- Tampa General Hospital
- Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Consumer Protection Board
- Hillsborough River Advisory Board
- Mayor's MacDill Land Use Committee
- Hillsborough Charter Review Board
- Hillsborough Arts School
- Community volunteering
- Rotarian
- Bar Aria Legal Services
- Neighborhood Association president
- Human Society
- Habitat for Humanity
- Little League & YMCA soccer coach
- Ethics Award "Best of the Bay"
- Sheriff's Citizenship Award[3]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Tampa City Council District 3 At-Large
John Dingfelder defeated Stephen Lytle in the general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 3 At-Large on April 23, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Dingfelder (Nonpartisan) | 64.0 | 31,083 |
 | Stephen Lytle (Nonpartisan)  | 36.0 | 17,462 | |
| Total votes: 48,545 | |||
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General election
General election for Tampa City Council District 3 At-Large
John Dingfelder and Stephen Lytle advanced to a runoff. They defeated Nicholas Glover and Vibha Shevade in the general election for Tampa City Council District 3 At-Large on March 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Dingfelder (Nonpartisan) | 49.0 | 21,051 |
| ✔ | | Stephen Lytle (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 8,697 |
| Nicholas Glover (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 8,485 | ||
 | Vibha Shevade (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 4,742 | |
| Total votes: 42,975 | |||
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2014
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Dingfelder ran for election to the Thirteenth Circuit Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 24.81 percent of the vote. He competed against Carl C. Hinson and Barbara Twine Thomas.[1][4]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Dingfelder did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ WTSP, "Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder resigning in wake of public records lawsuit," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dingfelder for Judge, "Did you know...," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Circuit Court Judge primary results," accessed August 27, 2014
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Succeeded by Lynn Hurtak |
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